Ragout vs. Goulash — What's the Difference?

Ragout (French ragoût; French pronunciation: ​[ʁaɡu]) is a main-dish stew.

Goulash (Hungarian: gulyás) is a soup or stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating in Hungary, goulash is a common meal predominantly eaten in Central Europe but also in other parts of Europe.

A well-seasoned meat or fish stew, usually with vegetables.

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, seasoned mainly with paprika.

A mixture of diverse elements.

Any of various similar stews of mixed ingredients.

A stew of meat and vegetables mixed together

A dish of ground beef, macaroni, and onions covered in a seasoned tomato sauce and often mixed with melted cheese.

(by extension) any stew, soup, or sauce

A mixture of many different elements; a hodgepodge.

(transitive) To prepare (food) as a ragout.

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika.

A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton.

(bridge) A style of play in which the cards are not thoroughly shuffled between consecutive deals, so as to make the suits less evenly distributed between the players.

Well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables

A rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika